FragmentsEtruscan6th century BCE

Fragment of a Black-figure Amphora: Open-mouthed head of a lion

c. 530 BCE-520 BCE

Artists

The Micali PainterArtist

Description

Below black band, open-mouthed head of a lion to left, curve above into shoulder area.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

greatest dimen.: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Dr. J. Robert Guy, Oxford England (?-1994) sold; to Peter Sharrar, New York (1994-1995), sold: to Harvard University Art Museums.

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